A GLASS-INLAID GOLD HAIRPIN

Lot 771
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 718683
Lot 771 | A GLASS-INLAID GOLD HAIRPIN
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
A GLASS-INLAID GOLD HAIRPIN

SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)

The hairpin has a delicate openwork design of floral scroll, and is inset on one end with a rectangular plaque decorated with a bird in gold wire and further inlaid with glass, all enclosed within the border of scroll design. Together with a U-shaped end of a gold hairpin, Song-Ming dynasty, decorated with similar scroll design.

5 1⁄4 in. (13.5 cm.) long, cloth box







Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.
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